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Major Robert Odell Owens (June 28, 1936 – October 21, 2013) was an American politician and librarian who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the New York's 11th and then 12th congressional district.
Owens retired from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of 2006. He was succeeded by U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke. In total, Major R. Owens had won 16 terms in office and lost one election. His combined years in public service came to nearly 38 years.
Oct 22, 2013 · Major R. Owens, a former librarian who went to Congress from Brooklyn and remained there for 24 years, fighting for more federal aid for education and other liberal causes, died on Monday in...
Oct 23, 2013 · Major R. Owens, a former librarian, antipoverty activist and New York state senator who served 12 terms in the U.S. House and became the self-styled “Rappin’ Rep” for channeling his liberal...
Oct 22, 2013 · NEW YORK — Major Owens, a New York City Democrat who served 12 terms in the U.S. House and was credited with helping to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, has died at age 77.
As a Subcommittee Chair in the U.S. House of Representatives, Major Owens brought millions of new Title I dollars to Brooklyn, helped end the use of coal to heat public schools, and helped create the "e-rate" used to bring Brooklyn schools into the internet age.
Oct 22, 2013 · Major R. Owens, the longtime congressman from Brooklyn who was a champion of issues related to working families, died Monday at age 77. Owens, a Democrat who succeeded Shirley Chisholm in...
